Megan Miller is an ordinary woman with a young family - until a shocking discovery shatters her perfect world. When two young boys are brutally murdered in their tight-knit village community, Megan slowly begins to realize the signs all point to the lovable local primary school teacher - her husband. But when she begins to delve deeper into her husband's secret life, she makes discoveries that will make her question everything she knows - and make her fear for her young daughter's life.

3 out of 5 stars

Very Predictable!!!

By
Amazon Customer
on
01-10-19

The Perfect Lie

By:
Adam Croft

Narrated by:
Penny Scott-Andrews

Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
17

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
14

Story

4 out of 5 stars
15

Amy Walker lives the perfect family life with her husband and two young sons. Until a knock at the door turns their lives upside down. It’s the police. Her father-in-law is dead, and they’re arresting her for his murder. The evidence against her is overwhelming. Forensics and witnesses place her at the scene. But there’s only one problem: She didn’t do it. With her family destroyed and a murder sentence looming, Amy must discover who murdered her father-in-law - and why they’re so hell-bent on framing her as the killer.

4 out of 5 stars

Great book but........ that voice AAAARRRRGGGGG

By
SavannahLime
on
09-12-19

The Marriage Betrayal: A totally gripping and heart-stopping psychological thriller full of twists

By:
Shalini Boland

Narrated by:
Katie Villa

Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
308

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
283

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
282

Faye Townsend has planned the perfect summer trip for her family. But returning to the small seaside town her husband grew up in does not go to plan - the rain pours, and the long days become stifling. And then the unthinkable happens.... Her husband, Jake, and her six-year-old son, Dylan, go for an early morning walk along the beautiful, windswept clifftops. They don’t come back.

3 out of 5 stars

unexpected ending.

By
Margaret P
on
08-14-19

Finding Grace

By:
K. L. Slater

Narrated by:
Lucy Price-Lewis

Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
91

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
82

Story

4 out of 5 stars
82

The day after her ninth birthday, Lucie and Blake Sullivan agree, for the very first time, to let their daughter, Grace, make the four-minute walk back home alone from a friend’s house down the street. They joke with friends about hiding behind bushes to ensure she is safe. But the joke turns sour when Grace does not appear. Despite the best efforts of the police and local community, Grace seems to have vanished into thin air. With hope fading fast, Lucie knows she can rely on her husband to support her. That is until the day she makes a shocking discovery....

5 out of 5 stars

gripping

By
Anonymous User
on
08-22-19

Someone We Know

A Novel

By:
Shari Lapena

Narrated by:
Kirsten Potter

Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
303

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
284

Story

4 out of 5 stars
284

"This is a very difficult letter to write. I hope you will not hate us too much.... My son broke into your home recently while you were out." In a quiet, leafy suburb in upstate New York, a teenager has been sneaking into houses - and into the owners' computers as well - learning their secrets, and maybe sharing some of them, too. Who is he, and what might he have uncovered? After two anonymous letters are received, whispers start to circulate, and suspicion mounts. And when a woman down the street is found murdered, the tension reaches the breaking point.

4 out of 5 stars

Predictable but a fun ride

By
Brandygirl
on
08-20-19

The Last Lie

By:
Alex Lake

Narrated by:
Laura Kirman

Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
698

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
644

Story

4 out of 5 stars
643

Everyone lies...but some lies are deadly. For Claire Daniels, life is good. She has everything she’s ever wanted - a career she loves, friends she can rely on and a husband who dotes on her. All she needs is to start a family of her own and things will be even better than good. They’ll be perfect.

5 out of 5 stars

My First Alex Lake Book- Awesome!

By
Wendi
on
03-27-19

Tell Me I'm Wrong

A Gripping Psychological Thriller with a Killer Twist

By:
Adam Croft

Narrated by:
Tamsin Kennard,
Andrew Kingston,
Alan Medcroft

Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
64

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
58

Story

3.5 out of 5 stars
59

Megan Miller is an ordinary woman with a young family - until a shocking discovery shatters her perfect world. When two young boys are brutally murdered in their tight-knit village community, Megan slowly begins to realize the signs all point to the lovable local primary school teacher - her husband. But when she begins to delve deeper into her husband's secret life, she makes discoveries that will make her question everything she knows - and make her fear for her young daughter's life.

3 out of 5 stars

Very Predictable!!!

By
Amazon Customer
on
01-10-19

The Perfect Lie

By:
Adam Croft

Narrated by:
Penny Scott-Andrews

Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
17

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
14

Story

4 out of 5 stars
15

Amy Walker lives the perfect family life with her husband and two young sons. Until a knock at the door turns their lives upside down. It’s the police. Her father-in-law is dead, and they’re arresting her for his murder. The evidence against her is overwhelming. Forensics and witnesses place her at the scene. But there’s only one problem: She didn’t do it. With her family destroyed and a murder sentence looming, Amy must discover who murdered her father-in-law - and why they’re so hell-bent on framing her as the killer.

4 out of 5 stars

Great book but........ that voice AAAARRRRGGGGG

By
SavannahLime
on
09-12-19

The Marriage Betrayal: A totally gripping and heart-stopping psychological thriller full of twists

By:
Shalini Boland

Narrated by:
Katie Villa

Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
308

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
283

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
282

Faye Townsend has planned the perfect summer trip for her family. But returning to the small seaside town her husband grew up in does not go to plan - the rain pours, and the long days become stifling. And then the unthinkable happens.... Her husband, Jake, and her six-year-old son, Dylan, go for an early morning walk along the beautiful, windswept clifftops. They don’t come back.

3 out of 5 stars

unexpected ending.

By
Margaret P
on
08-14-19

Finding Grace

By:
K. L. Slater

Narrated by:
Lucy Price-Lewis

Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
91

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
82

Story

4 out of 5 stars
82

The day after her ninth birthday, Lucie and Blake Sullivan agree, for the very first time, to let their daughter, Grace, make the four-minute walk back home alone from a friend’s house down the street. They joke with friends about hiding behind bushes to ensure she is safe. But the joke turns sour when Grace does not appear. Despite the best efforts of the police and local community, Grace seems to have vanished into thin air. With hope fading fast, Lucie knows she can rely on her husband to support her. That is until the day she makes a shocking discovery....

5 out of 5 stars

gripping

By
Anonymous User
on
08-22-19

Someone We Know

A Novel

By:
Shari Lapena

Narrated by:
Kirsten Potter

Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
303

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
284

Story

4 out of 5 stars
284

"This is a very difficult letter to write. I hope you will not hate us too much.... My son broke into your home recently while you were out." In a quiet, leafy suburb in upstate New York, a teenager has been sneaking into houses - and into the owners' computers as well - learning their secrets, and maybe sharing some of them, too. Who is he, and what might he have uncovered? After two anonymous letters are received, whispers start to circulate, and suspicion mounts. And when a woman down the street is found murdered, the tension reaches the breaking point.

4 out of 5 stars

Predictable but a fun ride

By
Brandygirl
on
08-20-19

The Last Lie

By:
Alex Lake

Narrated by:
Laura Kirman

Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
698

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
644

Story

4 out of 5 stars
643

Everyone lies...but some lies are deadly. For Claire Daniels, life is good. She has everything she’s ever wanted - a career she loves, friends she can rely on and a husband who dotes on her. All she needs is to start a family of her own and things will be even better than good. They’ll be perfect.

5 out of 5 stars

My First Alex Lake Book- Awesome!

By
Wendi
on
03-27-19

The Perfect Child

By:
Lucinda Berry

Narrated by:
Christine Williams,
Erin Bennett,
Dan John Miller

Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
776

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
686

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
682

Christopher and Hannah are a happily married surgeon and nurse with picture-perfect lives. All that’s missing is a child. When Janie, an abandoned six-year-old, turns up at their hospital, Christopher forms an instant connection with her, and he convinces Hannah they should take her home as their own.

5 out of 5 stars

You can see it coming... but how bad is it?

By
shelley
on
03-02-19

The Daughter

By:
Lucy Dawson

Narrated by:
Rachel Atkins

Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,498

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,385

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,378

You lost your daughter. You will never forgive yourself. And now someone is determined to make you pay.... Seventeen years ago, something happened to Jess' daughter, Beth. The memory of it still makes her blood run cold. Jess has tried everything to make peace with that day, and the part she played in what happened. It was only a brief moment of desire...but she'll pay for it with a lifetime of guilt.

4 out of 5 stars

It was an emotional start...

By
Amazon Customer
on
05-10-18

Don't Ever Tell

By:
Lucy Dawson

Narrated by:
Georgia Maguire,
Rachel Atkins

Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
264

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
252

Story

4 out of 5 stars
250

Never make a promise you can’t afford to keep.... This is a story about Charlotte - a mother and a wife with the perfect job, the perfect life...at least, that’s how it looks from the outside. But behind closed doors, the marriage is breaking, and Charlotte’s husband, Tris, doesn’t even know how much. He has no idea what Charlotte has planned for him, who she has found, why she has hired someone to pretend to be her. But he doesn’t have long to wait to find out....

5 out of 5 stars

5 stars

By
Kate
on
06-26-19

Her Last Tomorrow

By:
Adam Croft

Narrated by:
Andy Cresswell,
Penny Scott-Andrews

Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
2

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
2

Nick and Tasha are a couple held together by their five-year-old daughter. Until one ordinary morning, when Ellie vanishes amid the chaos of the school run. When Nick receives a ransom note, his world is turned upside down. It tells him he can have his daughter back, but first, he must murder his wife. Her Last Tomorrow is a gripping, fast-paced thriller that will engross fans of Louise Jensen, BA Paris and Mark Edwards.

The Daughter in Law

By:
Nina Manning

Narrated by:
Helen Keeley,
Candida Gubbins

Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
51

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
47

Story

4 out of 5 stars
45

As a single mother, Annie has an especially close relationship with her son, Ben. They have always been together. Just the two of them. So, when Ben brings home his mysterious beautiful new wife, Daisy, immediately Annie doesn’t trust her. Who is this woman who has taken her son away from her? And what is she hiding? She’ll protect him with her life....

5 out of 5 stars

Great story

By
lisa
on
08-17-19

Gone

By:
Adam Croft

Narrated by:
Adam Croft

Length: 1 hr and 10 mins

Unabridged

Overall

3.5 out of 5 stars
10

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
9

Story

4 out of 5 stars
9

Stephen Lightfoot is a man of small means. He works at a supermarket, doesn't drive, and has no close friends. The one thing that keeps him going is his girlfriend, Anya. So when Anya disappears in mysterious circumstances, Stephen's life is turned upside down. He knows she hasn't just walked out on him. Something doesn't quite add up. But there's no way Stephen could ever prepare himself for the truth.

4 out of 5 stars

Fascinating short story!

By
Wayne
on
02-04-17

Silent Lies

By:
Kathryn Croft

Narrated by:
Antonia Beamish,
Rosie Jones

Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
2,930

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,721

Story

4 out of 5 stars
2,715

Mia Hamilton lived the perfect life with her husband, university teacher Zach, and their two-year-old daughter. But everything changed when Zach committed suicide on the same night one of his students vanished. Five years later, just when Mia is beginning to heal, stranger Alison walks into her life, saying her husband didn't kill himself. Fragile, slight Alison leads Mia on a path into Zach's past, and Mia begins to think she never really knew her own husband.

4 out of 5 stars

Didn’t See it Coming!

By
Debra
on
02-19-18

The Secret Mother

By:
Shalini Boland

Narrated by:
Katie Villa

Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,216

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,094

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,088

"Are you my mummy?" Tessa Markham returns home to find a child in her kitchen. He thinks she’s his mother. But Tessa doesn’t have any children. Not anymore. She doesn’t know who the little boy is or how he got there. After contacting the police, Tessa is suspected of taking the mystery child. Her whole life is turned upside down. And then her husband reveals a secret of his own. Tessa isn’t sure what to believe or who to trust. Because someone is lying. To find out who, she must confront her painful past. But is the truth more dangerous than Tessa realises?

5 out of 5 stars

wonderfully entertaining book

By
susan
on
01-17-18

The Child Next Door: An unputdownable psychological thriller with a brilliant twist

By:
Shalini Boland

Narrated by:
Katie Villa

Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
2,358

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,158

Story

4 out of 5 stars
2,155

Kirstie Rawlings is jolted awake by a child crying. Racing upstairs to check on her newborn, she is plunged into every parents’ worst nightmare. She hears an unknown voice in the baby monitor, saying: "Let’s take the child - and go." Is someone trying to steal her little girl? In the bedroom, her daughter is safe asleep in her cot. Is the voice coming from a nearby house? But there aren’t any other children living on her quiet country road....

1 out of 5 stars

No action till the end

By
mtm
on
04-21-18

Tell the Truth

By:
Amanda Brittany

Narrated by:
Stephanie Racine

Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
113

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
108

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
108

From the best-selling author of Her Last Lie comes a chilling new thriller you won’t want to miss!

5 out of 5 stars

So Good!!!!!

By
Lisa Willett
on
12-23-18

The Liar's Wife

By:
Samantha Hayes

Narrated by:
Karen Cass

Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
633

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
580

Story

4 out of 5 stars
575

When Ella wakes up in a hospital following a hit-and-run incident, she is scared and confused. Close to tears, her eyes fall on a get-well-soon card on the window sill, and the nurse reassures her that her loving husband will be back soon. But Ella has never been married. In fact, she has lived alone her whole adult life; working hard, rarely socializing, quietly harboring a terrible secret from her past.

3 out of 5 stars

Leave Already!

By
Rinnie
on
12-04-18

The Housemate

By:
C. L. Pattison

Narrated by:
Polly Edsell,
Jasmine Blackborow

Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
322

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
299

Story

4 out of 5 stars
300

The housemate. She's here to stay.... You've let a stranger into your home. You don't know her secrets. You don't know what she wants. Megan and Chloe have found the perfect house. And when they meet Sammi, she seems like the perfect housemate to share it with. It could be the beginning of a brilliant friendship. But Megan isn't so sure about this new girl. She knows they need to be careful about whom they invite in. Because once she's in, she's here to stay.... A brilliant and gripping psychological thriller - perfect for fans of Louise Jensen, Jane Corry and Friend Request.

5 out of 5 stars

GReat easy story!

By
lisa
on
04-04-19

Publisher's Summary

He's watching. He knows everything about you. And you don't even know he's there.

No-one believes Alice Jefferson's stalker exists. But he's been in her house. And he's made sure she knows it.

With the police unable to find any trace of him, Alice starts to doubt her own sanity. But then she uncovers his true identity - a shocking revelation that will turn her entire world upside down and leave her unable to trust anybody - even herself.

When she discovers his chilling plans, Alice is left terrified and frightened for her life. Can she escape before it's too late?

Critic Reviews

"Croft has an exceptional ability to create a contemporary scenario of such plausible awfulness that it's impossible for a reader to put this down until the book reaches its denouement." (
Writing Magazine)

Good plot but very flat

Read well by the voice artist but unfortunately I found this story very flat. There was no description of any of the characters which I found very odd as the main charter is said to look like another character in the book. To my mind there would have been two or three good opportunities to describe her. Also no sensory description :/ I hope this is fair criticism for the author

Overall

5 out of 5 stars

Performance

5 out of 5 stars

Story

5 out of 5 stars

Trish

04-08-18

Gripping

Loved this book. Couldn't wait for the next chapter. Great story. Looking for more from this author.

Sort by:

Overall

3 out of 5 stars

Performance

3 out of 5 stars

Story

3 out of 5 stars

Amazon Customer

01-21-18

Entertaining

The idea behind the story is typical of this type of thriller but there is something about the execution of it that does not quite run smoothly. There are parts where there is too much repetition as if the author had difficulty fleshing-out the connecting details. However the story is entertaining.

Overall

3 out of 5 stars

Performance

5 out of 5 stars

Story

3 out of 5 stars

Wombat

01-19-18

No twists☹️

The plot was too simple. I kept expecting a twist or two but was disappointed. There was no buildup of tension. The characters were shallow and two dimensional. This book was written to a formula and it showed. I won’t seek out this author’s work again.😠